Blue

[catelin]

Somebody got me thinking about cops today. Not that I don't think about them everyday since I work with them, but I was thinking more about them today after reading something that's so full of the stereotype cop bullshit that I won't even bore myself repeating it. Maybe I take it too personally. My experience with cops has been, for the most part, good. That doesn't mean some of them aren't shitheels...I've known a few of those too. Overall, though, I've found law enforcement to be an under-appreciated and noble profession. My dad was a cop for most of my early childhood. He got out of it and went back to school. He had a partner named Jack. I don't remember much about him other than that he laughed a lot and was always nice to me. You can find him here. I work with honest, kind-hearted, straight-up decent people everyday who happen to be cops. I like them, I laugh with them, I cry with them, and I worry about them. It hasn't been very long since the last cop's funeral that I went to...so pardon me for not laughing at the fucking donut jokes.

Comments

[meester-gone.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with you. Most people who don't like cops have a reason for not wanting them around, whether they want to admit to it or not. I'm a good boy, and have many friends who are police officers. I've got no problem with them. Other than a few, that is. There are those who take the job because they want to make a difference, and then there are those who do it just for the rush of being in power.

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there's nothing worse than a bully...and really nothing worse than a bully with a badge. I've dealt with a few of those (mostly in the form of shit-canning their cases), but they are fewer and futher between than most people realize. Unfortunately, they seem to be the ones the media pays the most attention to.